Reflection of the week

By Linda Sutton

Posted Oct 26, 2016 in Faith

“Oh, there you are!” said a friend at a gathering. “I didn’t see you there.” This is a somewhat common thing for me to hear friends saying.

I am small and short of stature so, like Zaccheus, I am sometimes overlooked. I’m not a tax-collector, but I am a sinner. Still Jesus invites himself to my house because, as he said in Luke 19:10, “the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” I remember that, more often than not, Jesus welcomed and dined with those who were not part of the “in crowd”. The people responded with evidence of a changed life.

As I think on this, I examine my attitude to those I meet, often or rarely, and imagine welcoming them as warmly as Jesus might.

Prayer

All-embracing God, when I am tempted to judge the actions of another, prompt me to remember that I, too, have been saved by your grace. Amen.

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